Egyptian Magic
Egyptian Magic

Author: Maarten J. Raven

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 9774165322

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The ancient Egyptians were firmly convinced of the importance of magic, which was both a source of supernatural wisdom and a means of affecting one's own fate. The gods themselves used it for creating the world, granting mankind magical powers as an aid to the struggle for existence. Magic formed a link between human beings, gods, and the dead. Magicians were the indispensable guardians of the god-given cosmic order, learned scholars who were always searching for the Magic Book of Thoth, which could explain the wonders of nature. Egyptian Magic, illustrated with wonderful and mysterious objects from European and Egyptian museum collections, describes how Egyptian sorcerers used their craft to protect the weakest members of society, to support the gods in their fight against evil, and to imbue the dead with immortality, and explores the arcane systems and traditions of the occult that governed this well-organized universe of ancient Egypt.

Diary of an Egyptian Quest
Diary of an Egyptian Quest

Author: Nicholas Harris

Publisher: Orpheus Books Ltd.

Published: 2017-09-01

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1912222302

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A thrilling adventure story set in the world of mummies and tombs, pharaohs and pyramids: ancient Egypt. Josh and Maisie are two adventure-loving children who discover a mysterious, small door at the back of their Granddad's bookcase. On turning a key, the magic Time Key, they squeeze through-and find themselves in a whole new world, back in time. Read about the children's amazing exploits as they uncover a plot to steal Pharaoh's treasure. But tomb-robbers are dangerous men... Not just an adventure story, this lavishly illustrated title, suitable for children aged 7-11, also has detailed factual information about life in Ancient Egypt, the Nile, farming, pyramids, hieroglyphs, gods and goddesses, Tutankhamun, temples and a glossary of terms. Created by Q-files.com, the great online illustrated encyclopedia: the comprehensive, in-depth, expert-verified educational resource for children aged 8-13.

Motherland Lost
Motherland Lost

Author: Samuel Tadros

Publisher: Hoover Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0817916466

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Samuel Tadros provides a clear understanding of Copts—the native Egyptian Christians—and their crisis of modernity in conjunction with the overall developments in Egypt as it faced its own struggles with modernity. He argues that the modern plight of Copts is inseparable from the crisis of modernity and the answers developed to address that crisis by the Egyptian state and intellectuals, as well as by the Coptic Church and laypeople.

The Quest
The Quest

Author: Wilbur Smith

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 1785765930

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BOOK 4 IN THE ICONIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SERIES, BY THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH 'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' - The Times 'No one does adventure quite like Smith' - Daily Mirror AN ENEMY UNLIKE ANY OTHER THE GREAT KINGDOM OF EGYPT ON THE BRINK OF RUIN CAN THE ANCIENT MAGE TAITA SAVE HIS HOMELAND, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the biggest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the failure of the Nile. Taita must find the cause before Egypt is ruined, but he has no idea of the terrible enemy that awaits him: the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle her, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight - since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible . . . Book 4 in the Ancient Egyptian series from the master historical adventure writer, Wilbur Smith. Book 4 in the series, Desert God, is available now. And don't miss Wilbur Smith's return to Egypt in The New Kingdom sequence: The New Kingdom Titans of War Testament All available now.

The Time Key: Diary of an Egyptian Quest
The Time Key: Diary of an Egyptian Quest

Author: Nicholas Harris

Publisher: Orpheus Books Ltd.

Published: 2014-05-07

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1905473745

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On turning a key — the magic Time Key — in a secret door, two children are transported back in time. Through reading their own accounts of their thrilling adventures, you find out what it was like to live in the fascinating historical worlds they visited. Special spreads interspersed throughout each book give you a great deal of useful background information as well. Josh and Maisie are two adventure- loving kids who discover a mysterious small door at the back of their Granddad’s bookcase. As they squeeze through the doorway, they travel back in time... Read about their amazing exploits as they uncover a plot to steal Pharaoh’s treasure and — and find out what it was like to live in Ancient Egypt.

Quest for Conception
Quest for Conception

Author: Marcia C. Inhorn

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1994-08

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780812215281

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In Quest for Conception, Marcia C. Inhorn portrays the poignant struggles of poor, urban Egyptian women and their attempts to overcome infertility. The author draws upon fifteen months of fieldwork in urban Egypt to present moving stories of infertile Muslim women whose tumultuous medical pilgrimages have yet to produce the desired pregnancies. Inhorn examines the devastating impact of infertility on the lives of these women, who are threatened with divorce by their husbands, harassed by their husbands' families, and ostracized by neighbors.

In Quest of Justice
In Quest of Justice

Author: Khaled Fahmy

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-02-07

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0520395611

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In Quest of Justice provides the first full account of the establishment and workings of a new kind of state in Egypt in the modern period. Drawing on groundbreaking research in the Egyptian archives, this highly original book shows how the state affected those subject to it and their response. Illustrating how shari’a was actually implemented, how criminal justice functioned, and how scientific-medical knowledges and practices were introduced, Khaled Fahmy offers exciting new interpretations that are neither colonial nor nationalist. Moreover he shows how lower-class Egyptians did not see modern practices that fused medical and legal purposes in new ways as contrary to Islam. This is a major contribution to our understanding of Islam and modernity.

The Quest for Immortality
The Quest for Immortality

Author: Erik Hornung

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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"This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and monumental and small-scale sculpture reveal the reverence and awe with which the Egyptians considered the mystery of death. The essays in this book explore Egyptian art history, customs and worship, with specific focus on the Amduat, a book devoted to the pharaoh's 12-hour journey to the afterlife. Additional writings detail the background of the collection and focus upon the role of art in ancient Egypt."--Amazon.